Could be the active part of fandom is getting older, and younger kids are not as into spending all that time writing fics, while older folks have other priorities?
And there are so much media out there, one could only be active with one thing at a time. When I play video games, I don't fandom. When I read novels, I don't fandom. So much distraction out there now.
And the Hetalia fandom was significantly larger, as far as kinkmeme filling goes. I still remember the dragon age kinkmeme where fill ratio wasn't super high either. Plus LJ's demise, I find, decentralizes the writing part of fandom to an extent. The feedback and back and forth between fans is a lot harder to organize on tumblr.
Speaking as someone who loves tumblr and has spent years active on it, I feel like it has all but ruined fanfic communities. It's a horrible format for community interaction
Agree. And while I like the kudos system on AO3 since it's an easy way to leave feedback, it also means less people really feel the need for interaction and I think many writers end up discouraged and just begin to move away from fandom.
The main problem I see with communication on AO3 is that there's no messaging system in place. If you want to say anything to a writer, you have to say it publicly in the comments section, unless they specifically supply a Tumblr link or something.
That's part of it too and a lot of people are just not that comfortable with public interaction. Something that I as a writer do enjoy because honestly some of my best ideas in stories have come through back and forth interactions and feedback with my readers. Unfortunately I feel like that's also that has been lost since people are afraid to come across as negative. It's a shame really. I'm human, praise makes me blush. But as ESL, honest feedback is something I wish I got more to help me improve.
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Re: Expectation about getting your prompt filled
(Anonymous) 2016-06-14 01:22 am (UTC)(link)And there are so much media out there, one could only be active with one thing at a time. When I play video games, I don't fandom. When I read novels, I don't fandom. So much distraction out there now.
And the Hetalia fandom was significantly larger, as far as kinkmeme filling goes. I still remember the dragon age kinkmeme where fill ratio wasn't super high either. Plus LJ's demise, I find, decentralizes the writing part of fandom to an extent. The feedback and back and forth between fans is a lot harder to organize on tumblr.
Re: Expectation about getting your prompt filled
(Anonymous) 2016-06-14 01:54 am (UTC)(link)Re: Expectation about getting your prompt filled
(Anonymous) 2016-06-14 04:37 am (UTC)(link)Speaking as someone who loves tumblr and has spent years active on it, I feel like it has all but ruined fanfic communities. It's a horrible format for community interaction
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